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1、Inapastlife,beforethe2003U.S.-ledinvasionofIraqandthelawlessnessandlootingthatfollowed,Madeehaal-Musawiwasaseamstress.Shefoundanewvocationbychance,afteraviolentnightin2003,whenseveralarmedburglarsstormedherhome,demandingmoney,withherhusbandandyoungchildrenpresent.Musawi,althoughunarmed,som
2、ehowmanagedtofightthemoff,sendingtheintrudersfleeingwithnothing.Duringtheassault,shesustainedariflebutttothehead,andrequiredstitches・Theepisodeearnedherrequeststoenterthelocalcouncilelections,whichwereslatedfor2004.MusawiwonaseatandbecamearepresentativeforKarrada,amiddle-classdistrictincen
3、tralBaghdad.Shehasheldtheposteversince・Herdutiesincludeoverseeingtheelectricitysupply一ortryingtorectifythechroniclackofit一and,sincelastyear,shelteringtheroughlytwothousandfamiliesthathaveescapedwarinotherpartsofthecountryandsoughtrefugeinherdistrict.AcrossIraq,morethanthreeandahalfmillionp
4、eople,abouttenpercentofthepopulation,havebeeninternallydisplacedbyconflic匸Musawi,whoisforty-four,housesthedisplacedinunfinishedbuildings,schools,churchhalls,andShiiteseminaries,andprocessesthepaperworkforanyfinancialgovernmentassistancetheymaybeeligibletoreceive・Thatistheextentofherauthori
5、tyasacouncilwoman,butthat'snotallthatshedoesforthem.Afterherofficialworkdayends,at2P.M.,Musawi'ssecond,unpaidshiftbegins一distributingaidandassistancetothepeopleshe'shoused(aswellasothers).Musawidoesn9tfundthereliefeffort,butshefindspeoplewhocan.Shehastwoconditionsforprospectivedonors:thatt
6、hey(orarepresentative)accompanyhertoseetheneedandwherethemoneygoes,andthattheydon9tdisclosetheirpoliticalorreligiousaffiliations.“Ifyouwanttoworkwithme,youareanIraqi,'shetoldme."Keepallthoseotherthingsoutsideandcomewithme,workwithme."Onanygivenmorning,youcanhearMusawi，shighheelsalongthemar
7、blefloorsofthelocalcouncilbuilding(amansiononceownedbySaddamHussein，syoungestdaughter,Hala),theirclick-clackingechoinguptothesoaringceiling.Dressedinablackpantsuitwithrazor-sharpcreases,blackhijabtightlypinnedattheneck,andawhiteruffleshirt,shemovesandspeakslik
